Finding Creative Commons licensed content can seem daunting, but there are many websites dedicated to hosting freely accessible soundtracks, audio books, art and videos. Don't forget to check the specific license for each item: many Creative Commons licenses restrict how content can be used. Indexes of Creative Commons media are probably the best place to start. Although the following lists are by no means extensive, they will provide newcomers to the Creative Commons world with some excellent resources:
Creative Commons Indexes:
You can search for works available for commercial purposes or for works that can be modified, adapted, or built upon using http://search.creativecommons.org/.
The Internet Archive indexes content in the Public Domain, which is free for any purpose, or Creative Commons content.
Wikimedia Commons contains over 12 million freely usable images, videos and sound files.
The Storybird website allows users to upload original artwork, and to use the artwork created by others as the inspiration for story writing. The stories are then shared with other users.
http://www.europeana.eu/portal/ Europeana enables people to explore the digital resources of Europes museums, libraries, archives and audio-visual collections. Many books are available in a range of European languages
www.intratext.com A full-text digital library with over 12 million titles in multiple languages.
http://www.ourmedia.org/ Contains videos primarily concerned with environmental and humanitarian issues.
Still can't find what you want? Many search engines have advanced options that allow you to filter for Creative Commons content. Click here to learn more....
Finding Creative Commons licensed content can seem daunting, but there are many websites dedicated to hosting freely accessible soundtracks, audio books, art and videos. Don't forget to check the specific license for each item: many Creative Commons licenses restrict how content can be used. Indexes of Creative Commons media are probably the best place to start. Although the following lists are by no means extensive, they will provide newcomers to the Creative Commons world with some excellent resources:
Creative Commons Indexes:
You can search for works available for commercial purposes or for works that can be modified, adapted, or built upon using http://search.creativecommons.org/.
The Internet Archive indexes content in the Public Domain, which is free for any purpose, or Creative Commons content.
Wikimedia Commons contains over 12 million freely usable images, videos and sound files.
Audio:
http://artistserver.com/http://ccmixter.org/
http://free-loops.com/
http://www.freesound.org/
http://www.jamendo.com/en/
http://www.soundclick.com/
http://www.tribeofnoise.com/
http://freemusicarchive.org
Images:
http://animalphotos.info/a/http://carpictures.cc/cars/photo/
http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
http://creativity103.com/
http://openclipart.org/
The Storybird website allows users to upload original artwork, and to use the artwork created by others as the inspiration for story writing. The stories are then shared with other users.
Books/Text:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior This small collection of books is suitable for children from preschool to Grade 6.http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page This site contains mostly textbooks.
http://www.europeana.eu/portal/ Europeana enables people to explore the digital resources of Europes museums, libraries, archives and audio-visual collections. Many books are available in a range of European languages
www.intratext.com A full-text digital library with over 12 million titles in multiple languages.
http://www.wisdomcommons.org/ A collection of poems, proverbs, essays, quotes and stories.
Video:
http://blip.tvhttp://93films.blogspot.ca/
http://free3dmodels.org/
http://www.ourmedia.org/ Contains videos primarily concerned with environmental and humanitarian issues.
Still can't find what you want? Many search engines have advanced options that allow you to filter for Creative Commons content. Click here to learn more....